Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-22
CHI eshfre.

A PLEASANT SOCIAL OCCASION.
CHESHIRE, Feb. 21.-Saturday afternoon
and evening party of friends and relatives
met at the home of Mr.. Henry Gaylord to
celebrate the seventy-fr birthday of Mrs.
Gaylord Among those present were Dea-
con and Mrs. Jesse Brooks, Mrs. James Ian
yon, Mr.. George Keller, MIR. and Mrs. Nor
man Beach, Mrs. w. N. Beach and Miss Ella
Beach, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hotchkiss, Mr..
and Mrs. R. H. Stone, Mrs. Arson Smith
and Mrs. S. A. Smith of Cheshire; Mr.. and
Mrs, z. P. Beach and Mrs. Nathan Beach, of
Wallingford; Mr. and Mrs. Jehn Beach, of
Bethany Mrs. Gaylord received beautiful
memento of the occasion from friends in
Waterbury who were unavoidably absent.
| The time passed pleasantly in agreeable dis
! course among the elders and quiet games
among the younger members of the party
room to partake of the bountiful collation.
| prepared by the ladies. After refreshments
ROTATIONS were given by z. P. Beach, Mas
| ter Grove Smith. Master Walter Stone and
Miss Flora Beach, and Mr.. Gaylord made a
short address of welcome TO the company.
The ages of several present ranged from
| three score and ten to four score years, and
looking at their active, upright forms and
heads so lightly touched by the frosts of
time, one might well wonder if the "fount-
ain of youth" was altogether a myth and if
| it might not be located within the limits of
our peaceful old town.
All separated, well pleased with the enter
| tainment and with the hope that their kind
| host and hostess may live to enjoy many
years of continued health and prosperity.
General state News.
HALEY AT LIBERTY.
Some five years ago John Haley committed
| a murder in Fairfield county while he was
J insane, and has been confined in the hospital
for the insane. On Saturday at adjourned
| term of the Superior court for Middlesex
county Judge Phelps was satisfied that the
prisoner has fully recovered his reason and
therefore ordered his enlargement, J" which
is release. Judge Calef appeared for the
petitioner and Fairfield county lawyer for
the State attorney from that county, not to
oppose Haley's petition for g discharge, but
to state the facts which caused his commit
tai.
FIRES IN THE STATE.
A large wooden building in Meriden, own
ed by Horace Wilcox and used a store
house, was burned early Sunday morning.
The loss is chiefly covered by insurance.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
George o. Cleveland's barn in West Stat
| ford was struck by lightning Friday night
and with twenty tons of hay was totally de-
stroyed. The loss was about 5000, insurance
5000.
Andrew Chadwicks house, situat d near
Staffordville, was burned on Friday last dur
ing the absence of the family.
THE RAILROAD TO PAY 81, $50.
In the fall of 1885 John Murphy, of Port
land, stepped from Valley railroad car one
dark evening while the car was over the man
trap known as the bridge over Green street,
Middletown, and fell to the street below,
ceiving injuries which caused his death a
week later. This administrator on his estate
sued the company. claiming S., 900 damages.
Judge Phelps rendered his decision on Satur-
day in favor of the plaintiff, awarding 81 $50
damages, and ordering the railroad company
to pay costs of court. The bridge where the
accident occurred is near the Union depot.
A LOSS TO HARTFORD.
The Rev. DIR. Matthew B. Riddle, Hosmer
professor of New Testament exegesis, of the
Hartford Theological seminary, has been
elected to the chair of New Testament litera
ture and exegesis of the Western Theological
seminary at Allegheny City, Pa, to succeed
Professor Warfield, the eminent scholar who
has been called to Pr nceton seminary to fill
the vacancy caused by the recent death of
Professor Hodge.
FIRE INSURANCE IN CONNECTICUT.
The Insurance Journal for February con-
tains, among other interesting matters, its
annual table of the condition and growth of
the fire insurance companies of this State.
1t is condensed as follows:
Companv Captal Surp1us